Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country." God also said to Moses, "I am the LORD. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself known to them. Exodus 6:1-3 NIV
He made known His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel Psalm 103:7 NIV
In the first passage above we see that the patriarchs knew God as a covenant maker. But God was about to reveal Himself to the next generation as a covenant keeper. The difference between the dynamics is earth shakin'. It's one thing to know that God "can" do something, it's another thing to see Him do it. That's how I want to experience God. But more than by experience, I want to know Him by relationship. That's what the 2nd passage is about.
The people of Israel had seen the hand of God. They knew Him by His deeds. I love it when I can see God's hand at work in my life and the lives of others. But I want more. Moses not only saw His acts. To Moses, God revealed His ways. That's relationship. Moses knew God's modus operandi. My prayer is that we will look past God's hand and into His face. Just a thought...
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